Patents by Inventor Robert M. Miller

Robert M. Miller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250139187
    Abstract: In some implementations, a style system may receive, from a repository, a plurality of files associated with an entity. The style system may apply a machine learning model to the plurality of files to determine a set of rules associated with images or text included in the plurality of files. The style system may generate a document that indicates the set of rules and may output, to a user device, the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Leeyat Bracha TESSLER, Claire M. ROWLETT, Robert MAYS, Daniel E. MILLER, Youbing YIN
  • Patent number: 12288263
    Abstract: A workbench application is configured to present an interactive search display that includes a search field, and perform, using a search engine and a set of one or more search terms entered in the search field by a user, a search of one or more databases that collectively store policy information for a plurality of insurance policies. The application also presents to the user results corresponding to information returned by the search of the database(s), with the results including an entry for a first person associated with at least one of the insurance policies, and an interactive control associated with the entry for the first person. The application also receives a user input specifying a particular relationship between the first person and a loss event, and identifies, based upon the relationship, one or more loss reporting fields of a loss reporting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: John H. Jenkins, Andrew J. Feit, Christina M. Boring, Chadd Eugene Grove, Brent D. Hellewell, Beth Craig, Kevin Stuepfert, Robert S. Loy, Scott M. Wirtjes, Scott E. Lackey, Manuela Holt, David Kuriyan Schuster, Jeremy M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20250102810
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing containing rear-facing displays that display images for a user when the head-mounted housing is worn. The head-mounted housing may be coupled to the user's head using a headband. The headband may include an upper headband portion and a lower headband portion that extends from the first headband portion. The upper and lower headband portions may extend from the head-mounted housing at fixed angles and may be offset from a support post of the head-mounted housing. Stiffeners may be included in the upper and lower headband portions. The stiffeners may include graded stiffeners and/or braided cords that help the upper and/or lower headband portions conform to a user's head. The headband may also include a temple housing coupled to the upper and lower headband portions that has an opening to attach the headband to the support post and/or may include keeper loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan M David, Benjamin A Shaffer, Benjamin A Stevenson, Evan A Cernokus, Robert V Tang, Dustin A Hatfield, Yuhao Pan, Erin Bosch, Alexander Siegel, Megan Grant, Zachary M Hammond, Lindsey J Scenna, Alyssa B Abood, Zilan Chen, Michael Wu, Venkata Narayana Murthy Arelekatti, Nathaniel M Henderson-Cox, Chad J Miller
  • Patent number: 12258791
    Abstract: The present aspects include a magnetic detacher including a housing having a wall that defines a nest configured to receive a security tag; a gate member and an actuator configured to move the gate member between a closed position and an open position, wherein the gate member in the closed position blocks the nest, and in the open position allows access to the nest; a magnet positioned on an opposite side of the housing relative to the nest and adjacent to the nest, the magnet having a field in an area of the nest sufficient to unlock a magnetic lock of the security tag; and a processor in communication with the actuator and with a transaction system, wherein the processor is configured to control the actuator to move the gate member from the closed position to the open position based on receipt of an unlock signal from the transaction system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Lynch, Sergio M. Perez, Andrew J. Proulx, Michael del Busto, Channing E. Miller, Jose D. Garzon, Charles T. Turgeon, Danhui Luo, Marco R. Grimaldo
  • Publication number: 20250084789
    Abstract: A turbine engine for an aircraft. The turbine engine includes a combustor fluidly coupled to a fuel delivery assembly to receive fuel from the fuel delivery assembly. The fuel is injected into the combustor and combusted in the combustor to generate combustion gases. A condenser is located downstream of a turbine to receive the combustion gases and to condense water. The fuel heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the condenser to receive heat from the water condensed by the condenser. The fuel heat exchanger is located in the fuel delivery assembly to receive the fuel and to transfer the heat received from the water to the fuel. The boiler is located downstream of the fuel heat exchanger. The boiler receives the water and is fluidly connected to the combustor to receive the combustion gases and to boil the water to generate steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Arthur W. Sibbach, Aaron M. Dziech, Scott Alan Schimmels, Robert R. Rachedi, Jeffrey D. Rambo, Brandon W. Miller
  • Patent number: 12239292
    Abstract: An example system for applying an occlusion clip to an anatomical structure may include a visualization tool configured to allow visualization of an anatomical structure using a scope; a clip applier configured to apply an occlusion clip on the anatomical structure; an introducer connectable to the clip applier and configured to aid in positioning the clip applier; and a positioner configured to apply at least one of a linear force and a torsional force to at least one of the clip applier and the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamer Ibrahim, Dwight P. Morejohn, Matthew Monti, Kenneth L. Miller, Michael J. Banchieri, Brian Flores, Ara Stephanian, Kimberly Cunningham, Robert M. Trusty, Stefan Stefanov, Anthony Sticca
  • Publication number: 20250035041
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine fuel supply system can include a fuel delivery system, a thermal management system, a fuel manifold, and one or more sensors that identify one or more fuel parameters. A fuel control system is provided that adjusts parameters of the fuel based on data received from the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brandon W. Miller, Robert Jon McQuiston, Stefan Joseph Cafaro, Eric Richard Westervelt, Michael A. Benjamin, Joel M. Haynes, Hejie Li
  • Publication number: 20250025178
    Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprin
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew J. WINKLER, Kenneth Lance MILLER, Matthew MONTI, Todd FRANGOLIS, Nicholas BAILEY, Robert M. TRUSTY
  • Patent number: 12201832
    Abstract: A medical system for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment includes therapy delivery circuitry configured to output one or more electrical stimulation signals to a tongue of a patient; sensing circuitry configured to sense one or more compound muscle action potential (CMAP) signals, wherein the one or more CMAP signals are generated in response to the delivery of the one or more electrical stimulation signals; and processing circuitry configured to: cause the therapy delivery circuitry to output the one or more electrical stimulation signals to the tongue; receive information indicative of the one or more CMAP signals from the sensing circuitry; determine, based on the one or more CMAP signals, one or more therapeutic stimulation parameters for the OSA treatment; and cause the therapy delivery circuitry to deliver therapeutic electrical stimulation signals according to at least the determined one or more therapeutic stimulation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Avram Scheiner, Kristin N. Hageman, Kanthaiah Koka, James Britton Hissong, Erik J. Peterson, David J. Miller, Robert T. Sandgren, Adam J. Rivard, Sean P. Skubitz, Thomas I. Miller
  • Publication number: 20240188695
    Abstract: An adjustable grip system configured for attachment to a pole which is intended for recreational or ambulatory use. The adjustable grip system provides adjustability of a grip in relation to longitudinal axis wherein the grip is adjustable in up to 3-degrees of freedom in relation to the pole portion and affixable in place once adjusted to the desired configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen C. HOODECHECK, Scott NOBLE, Robert M. MILLER
  • Publication number: 20230025200
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section including a fan. A fan nacelle surrounds the fan and includes an inlet with an inlet leading edge plane and a throat. A compressor section is arranged in a core nacelle and includes a first compressor and a second compressor. A turbine section is arranged in the core nacelle and includes a fan drive turbine and a second turbine. A fan hub mounts the fan and a spinner axially forward of the fan. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a geared architecture. The fan includes a fan leading edge forward-most point spaced apart from the inlet leading edge plane by an inlet length. The spinner includes a spinner length from a spinner forward-most point to the fan leading edge forward-most point. A ratio of the spinner length to inlet length is greater than or equal to 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yuan J. Qiu, Robert M. Miller, Wesley K. Lord, Gavin Hendricks
  • Patent number: 11480104
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that includes a fan nacelle and a core nacelle that provide a bypass flow path radially between. The fan nacelle has an inlet including a throat. The inlet has an inlet forward-most point. A fan is arranged in the bypass flow path and rotatable about an axis. The fan has a leading edge recessed from the inlet forward-most point an inlet length in an axial direction. A spinner has a spinner length from a spinner forward-most point to the leading edge. A ratio of the spinner length to inlet length is equal to or greater than about 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan J. Qiu, Robert M. Miller, Wesley K. Lord, Gavin Hendricks
  • Patent number: 11426553
    Abstract: A portable gas delivery system 10 may generally comprise a gas container 20, a regulator 30, an adapter 40 to couple the regulator 30 to the container 20, and a tube or cannula 50 and/or a mask 60 fluidly connected to the container 20. Methods of making and using the portable gas delivery system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Aeronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake W. Dube, Mark B. Spitz, Benjamin K. Matzke, Robert M. Miller
  • Patent number: 10723252
    Abstract: A floor mat with integral grommet is provided for a vehicle having a floor with at least one upstanding post. The mat includes a core, an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a grommet is integrally formed with the mat and contained between the upper surface and the lower surface. The grommet includes a grommet body having a first, upper edge and a second, lower edge, a post-engagement throughbore defined by the body. A flange extends radially outwardly from the body between the upper edge and the lower edge for engaging the mat core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: THERMOFLEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Price, David Reband, Thomas Harter, Robert M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20190314595
    Abstract: A portable gas delivery system 10 may generally comprise a gas container 20, a regulator 30, an adapter 40 to couple the regulator 30 to the container 20, and a tube or cannula 50 and/or a mask 60 fluidly connected to the container 20. Methods of making and using the portable gas delivery system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Aeronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake W. Dube, Mark B. Spitz, Benjamin K. Matzke, Robert M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20190092205
    Abstract: A floor mat with integral grommet is provided for a vehicle having a floor with at least one upstanding post. The mat includes a core, an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a grommet is integrally formed with the mat and contained between the upper surface and the lower surface. The grommet includes a grommet body having a first, upper edge and a second, lower edge, a post-engagement throughbore defined by the body. A flange extends radially outwardly from the body between the upper edge and the lower edge for engaging the mat core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Robert PRICE, David REBAND, Thomas HARTER, Robert M. MILLER
  • Publication number: 20190066235
    Abstract: An energy risk management system includes a processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store an energy management application that is executable by the processor to cause the processor to generate a generate a plurality of market scenarios based on a plurality of different sets of market assumptions by adjusting values of a forecast using adjustment data so incorporate an assumption dependency structure into the forecast. The energy management application also causes the processor to generate, for each of the market scenarios, an expected performance value for an energy asset, determine that the expected performance value has a predetermined characteristic for at least one of the market scenarios, and, generate an output. The output may include an alert, an energy asset suggestion, a power production command, and a visualization of a distribution of the generated expected performance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Altenex LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Miller, Brandon D. Bass
  • Patent number: 9644535
    Abstract: A nacelle for a gas turbine engine system includes a housing that has a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side for permitting airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage includes a first curved section that has an inlet at the pressure side. A linear section is connected with the first curved section. A second curved section is connected with the linear section and has an outlet at the suction side. The outlet has a cross sectional area smaller than a cross sectional area of the linear section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven H. Zysman, Wesley K. Lord, Robert M. Miller, Oliver V. Atassi
  • Patent number: 9268997
    Abstract: A method and system for providing hand-written command processing includes a network-connected application server receiving from a user device data storing hand-written information. The hand-written information is processed to identify one or more hand-written characters included in the data. A determination is made as to whether the identified characters include a command for initiating an action across the communication network. Upon determining that the characters include a command, the application server automatically performs the action identified by the command across the communication network. The action can include generating and sending a messaging service message or an e-mail, creating a scheduled reminder, creating and storing a checklist or note, or retrieving a previously stored checklist or note, based on information included in the hand-written characters. The user device may be a tablet-type user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Abhishek Sumitra Sheth, Lauren Chin, John Michael Butterfield, Zachariah Eamon Nelson, Rita Sadhvani, Robert M. Miller
  • Patent number: 9248769
    Abstract: An injection molded carpet mat includes a flexible base having an upper surface defining a carpet recess, and an opposite lower surface. A carpet sheet is secured in the carpet recess by being integrally formed with the base, and having a napped top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge. The lower base surface having a plurality of spaced ribs supporting the carpet bottom surface adjacent the peripheral edge and defining a track on the lower base surface corresponding to the peripheral edge of the carpet sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Thermoflex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Price, Michael J. Milella, Jr., David A. Reband, Karl J. Mazur, Robert M. Miller